Antonio Azarola Gresillon

Antonio Azarola Gresillon (1874-4 August 1936) was Minister of the Navy of the Second Spanish Republic from 30 December 1935 to 19 February 1936.

Biography
Antonio Azarola Gresillon was born in 1874 in Tafalla, Spain, and he was descended from a naval family. He married the daughter of Vice-Admiral Ricardo Fernandez Gutierrez de Celis, his personal assistant on two occasions. Under Manuel Portela Valladares' government, he served as Minister of the Navy, and he commanded the fleet at Ferrol. Azarola was arrested by his own subordinates at the start of the Spanish Civil War due to his loyalty to Republican Spain, and he was executed by firing squad on 4 August 1936.